F.No.42/10/2014-P&PW(G)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Department of Pension & Pensioner’s Welfare
3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhavan,
Khan Market, New Delhi – 110003
Date: 09th April, 2014
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Grant
of Dearness Relief to Central Government pensioners/family pensioners – Revised
rate effective from 1.1.2014.
The
undersigned is directed to refer to this Department’s OM No.
42/13/2012-P&PW(G) dated 3rd Oct, 2013 on the subject mentioned above and
to state that the President is pleased to decide that the Dearness Relief
(DR) payable to Central Government pensioners/family pensioners shall be
enhanced from the existing rate of 90 % to 100% w.e.f. 1st Jan, 2014.
2. These
orders apply to (i) All Civilian Central Government Pensioners/Family
Pensioners (ii) The Armed Forces Pensioners, Civilian Pensioners paid out of
the Defence Service Estimates, (iii) All India Service Pensioners (iv) Railway
Pensioners and (v) The Burma Civilian pensioners/family pensioners and
pensioners/families of displaced Government pensioners from Pakistan, who are
Indian Nationals but receiving pension on behalf of Government of Pakistan and
are in receipt of ad-hoc ex-gratia allowance of Rs.3500/- p.m. in terms of this
Department’s OM No. 23/1/97-P&PW(B) dated 23.2.1998 read with this
Department’s OM No. 23/3/2008-P&PW(B) dated 15.9.2008.
3.
Central Government Employees who had drawn lump sum amount on absorption in a
PSU/Autonomous body and have become eligible to restoration of 1/3rd commuted
portion of pension as well as revision of the restored amount in terms of this
Department’s OM No. 4/59/97-P&PW (D) dated 14.07.1998 will also be entitled
to the payment of DR @ 100% w.e.f. 1.1.2014 on full pension i.e. the revised
pension which the absorbed employee would have received on the date of
restoration had he not drawn lump sum payment on absorption and Dearness
Pension subject to fulfilment of the conditions laid down in para 5 of the a.M.
dated 14.07.98. In this connection, instructions contained in this Department’s
OM NoA/29/99-P&PW (D) dated. 12.7.2000 refer.
4.
Payment of DR involving a fraction of a rupee shall be rounded off to the next
higher rupee.
5. Other
provisions governing grant of DR in respect of employed family pensioners and
re-employed Central Government Pensioners will be regulated in accordance with
the provisions contained in this Department’s OM No. 45/73/97-P&PW(G) dated
2.7.1999 as amended vide this Department’s OM No. F. No. 38/88/2008-P&PW(G)
dated 9th July, 2009. The provisions relating to regulation of DR where a
pensioner is in receipt of more than one pension, will remain unchanged.
6. In the
case of retired Judges of the Supreme Court and High Courts, necessary orders
will be issued by the Department of Justice separately.
7. It
will be the responsibility of the pension disbursing authorities, including the
nationalized banks, etc. to calculate the quantum of DR payable in each
individual case.
8. The offices
of Accountant General and Authorised Public Sector Banks are requested to
arrange payment of relief to pensioners etc. on the basis of these instructions
without waiting for any further instructions from the Comptroller and Auditor
General of India and the Reserve Bank of India in view of letter No. 528-TA,
II/34-80-II dated 23/04/1981 of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India
addressed to all Accountant Generals and Reserve Bank of India Circular No.
GANB No. 2958/GA-64 (ii) (CGL)/81 dated the 21st May, 1981 addressed to State
Bank of India and its subsidiaries and all Nationalised Banks.
9. In
their application to the pensioners/family pensioners belonging to Indian Audit
and Accounts Department, these orders issue after consultation with the
C&AG.
10. This
issues with the concurrence of Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure
conveyed vide their OM No.1( 4)/EV/2004 dated 07th, April, 2014.
11. Hindi
version will follow.
sd/-
( Charanjit Taneja)
Under
Secretary to the Government of India
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